Aniki-Bóbó (1942)

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It is Manoel de Oliveira's first feature-length film. Mostly children, from Oliveira's hometown, Porto, play in its story. Aniki-Bóbó is a rhyme from a children's game, akin to Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. The film was not very well received, but with time it gained recognition and was finally accepted as one of the most important Portuguese films of its time. In several respects, this film seems to anticipate Italian neorealism. No other feature film was directed by Oliveira in the next 21 years.

Updated May 22 2020

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Runtime: 71 mins Rating: 7.2

Cast

Nascimento Fernandes

Lojista

Horácio Silva

Carlitos

António Santos

Eduardinho

Fernanda Matos

Teresinha

António Soares

Pistarim

Américo Botelho

Estrelas

Feliciano David

Pompeu

Rafael Mota

Rafael

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Crew

Manoel de Oliveira

Director

Manoel de Oliveira

Screenplay

Manoel de Oliveira

Co-Producer

Manoel de Oliveira

Editor

Jaime Silva Filho

Music

António Lopes Ribeiro

Dialogue

António Lopes Ribeiro

Producer